Ghana and Panama will meet in Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This will be the first encounter between the two nations at a World Cup.
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Background
Ghana has qualified for five of the last six World Cups and has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times, though not since 1982. Panama is appearing in its second World Cup, having debuted in 2018 where it lost all three matches and conceded 11 goals.
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Panama enters the match as the higher-ranked team (34th in FIFA rankings) compared to Ghana (73rd). Panama qualified undefeated and has added friendly victories over South Africa and the Dominican Republic.
Ghana also qualified comfortably but lost five and drew one of its last six friendlies after qualifying.